memEx
Structured personal knowledge base, inspired by zettlekasten and org-mode.
Developed outside the platforms our data source measures, so there is no activity history to score. This says nothing about the project — many unrated projects are actively maintained.
Activity data
Not available for this project. Our source collects commit history from GitHub only, and memEx is developed elsewhere.
| Stars | not measured |
|---|---|
| Latest release | — |
| Repo updated | 21 Sept 2026 |
| Licence | AGPL-3.0 |
| Built with | Docker |
Is memEx actively maintained?
We cannot measure this one. memEx is developed outside the platforms our data source collects activity from, and its repository lives at gitlab.com — so there is no commit history or release cadence here to score.
Read that as missing data, not as a warning. Several of the best-maintained projects in this catalogue are unrated for exactly this reason. To judge it, open the repository and look at the date of the most recent commit yourself.
What memEx actually does
memEx is a structured personal knowledge base designed to help you organise notes and ideas. It draws inspiration from established note-taking methodologies such as the Zettelkasten method and Org-mode. Because the exact feature set and interface details are sparse, it functions generally as a self-hosted repository for interconnected text notes.
Best fit: It suits individuals who prefer managing their personal notes using Zettelkasten or Org-mode principles on their own infrastructure rather than relying on proprietary cloud services.
Worth knowing: The project currently shows no recent commits, no tagged releases, and minimal community engagement, meaning you should expect a lack of documentation, unresolved bugs, and potential maintenance hurdles.
Deployment notes
Since it is provided as a Docker image, you will typically need to map a persistent volume for your notes data and configure a reverse proxy to handle TLS termination for secure web access.
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